Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: current indications and evolving technologies

R Parameswaran, AM Al-Kaisey… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) has emerged as an important rhythm-control
strategy and is by far the most common cardiac ablation procedure performed worldwide …

Translational challenges in atrial fibrillation

J Heijman, JB Guichard, D Dobrev, S Nattel - Circulation research, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained heart rhythm disorder and is associated
with substantial morbidity and mortality. Current treatment options for AF have significant …

JCS/JHRS 2019 guideline on non-pharmacotherapy of cardiac arrhythmias

A Nogami, T Kurita, H Abe, K Ando, T Ishikawa… - Circulation …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Pacemaker treatment for bradyarrhythmia was first approved for national health insurance
coverage in Japan in 1974, and its use rapidly became widespread thereafter …

ECG signal classification for the detection of cardiac arrhythmias using a convolutional recurrent neural network

Z ** systems for tachycardia developed in collaboration with HRS, EHRA, and LAHRS
YH Kim, SA Chen, S Ernst, CE Guzman, S Han… - Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abbreviations: 3D, three-dimensional; AF, atrial fibrillation; AP, accessory pathway; ARVC,
arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; AT, atrial tachycardia; AVB, atrioventricular …

Efficacy and safety of hybrid epicardial and endocardial ablation versus endocardial ablation in patients with persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation: a …

N Doll, T Weimar, DA Kosior, A Bulava… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Endocardial catheter ablation (CA) has limited long-term benefit for persistent
and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation (PersAF/LSPAF). We hypothesized hybrid …

Pathophysiology of paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation: rotors, foci and fibrosis

DH Lau, D Linz, U Schotten, R Mahajan… - Heart, Lung and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying atrial fibrillation (AF)
have further underscored the complex pathophysiological basis of the arrhythmia. It has …

New findings in atrial fibrillation mechanisms

DH Lau, D Linz, P Sanders - Cardiac electrophysiology …, 2019 - cardiacep.theclinics.com
The pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying atrial fibrillation (AF) are highly complex and
variable among sufferers of this arrhythmia. 1, 2 This can be attributable to the different risk …

Atrial fibrillation mechanisms and implications for catheter ablation

G Cheniti, K Vlachos, T Pambrun, D Hooks… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
AF is a heterogeneous rhythm disorder that is related to a wide spectrum of etiologies and
has broad clinical presentations. Mechanisms underlying AF are complex and remain …

Low-voltage area substrate modification for atrial fibrillation ablation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials

J Junarta, MU Siddiqui, JM Riley, SJ Dikdan, A Patel… - Europace, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims The value of additional ablation beyond pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation
(AF) ablation is unclear, especially for persistent AF. The optimal target for substrate …